Catt has his work cut out to stage return to England duty

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AFTER a miserable year blighted by injury, Mike Catt, who missed England’s clean sweep against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, was given a sharp reminder on Monday of how quickly time moves on. At a Christmas gathering of the England squad in London for a performance of Chicago, Catt had to do a double-take at some of the new faces around him. “I honestly didn’t recognise several of the younger guys,” he said. “It just goes to show how fast things can change. For me to get back in the frame I have to work very, very hard.”